Dalla Rosa Alda

I hesitate to write this review and add Dalla Rosa Alda to the pages of Unilocal.I want the beautiful town of San Giorgio and this trattoria all to myself! This is the kind of restaurant which you only find by recommendation of exacting food loving locals. We were lucky enough to meet such a person on our trip to Verona and a tour of the Allegrini winery.
No review of Dalla Rosa Alda would be complete without a short descirption of the village San Giorgio. A narrow and winding road brings you to the top of a mountain. (hill?) As far as I could tell the town has a deli, a café, a church, perhaps a hotel or two, and this fine restaurant. But, most importantly, breathtaking views of Lake Garda and the Valpolicella region wineries.
Here’s a brief rundown of the food sampled:
Pasta e fagioli soup — I had a bad «bean» experience as a child, so my appreciation for the tender morsels has been slow to recover as an adult. Further experiences with poorly prepared versions of pasta e fagioli in the States hasn’t helped. If I was going to learn to love this traditional Italian soup, then now was the time. Here, the soup was perfectly seasoned with firm bites of pasta throughout. Still more bean than pasta for my taste, but the excellence in preparation showed through. My wife loved it.
Risotto — As is common in the Verona area, no restaurant will prepare Risotto for you unless you are willing to wait 20+ minutes and order more than 2 plates. This was our last night and we couldn’t wait any longer to try it, despite our usual aversion to ordering the same dish. We were rewarded with some of the best risotto I have ever had.
Slow cooked beef and polenta — Hugely rich in flavor cut with your fork beef with a side of oh so sticky creamy polenta.
Lamb chops — Medium rare in the center, lightly seasoned, perfectly charred bone. Like little meat lollipops.
So that’s it. A hidden gem, revealed. I’m mostly writing this review for selfish reasons in case I lose the business card. But, perhaps some fellow Unilocalers will appreciate the goodness that is Dalla Rosa Alda…